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If you mean, what is the red blood cell's main function; it is the oxygen carrier. The red is of haemoglobin, an iron compound that readily reacts with oxygen. The reaction is reversed in the cell needing the carried oxygen.
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What are the the cells that carry oxygen?
Red blood cells contain hemoglobin. These cells are also known as erythrocytes.
What blood cells contain haemoglobin?
Red blood cells because that is what carries oxygen throughout the body
What cell transports oxygen?
red blood cells
What is the major difference between red blood cells and white blood cells?
Red blood cells contain hemoglobin, but white blood cells do not
Does every part of the body have red blood cells?
As the name says, red blood cells are found in the blood. If there is blood there, there is red blood cells.
How red blood cells get replaced?
The old red blood cells get replaced by the newly formed red blood cells.
What cells are in the bloodstream?
Red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and liquid plasma.Red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and liquid plasma.
What is the blood cell containing hemoglobin?
Red blood cells (also called erythrocytes)
What is the difference between white blood cells and red blood cells?
White blood cells have a nucleus and red blood cells don't.
What is the type of marrow that are the most blood cells produced?
Red and white blood cells.
What is the difference between red blood cells and white blood cells?
White blood cells have a nucleus and red blood cells don't.
What is the most numerous in human blood?
Red blood cells are the most common in human blood.
